Khātūnābād

Khatunabad lies on the dry plateau east of Shahr-e Babak, between the highlands of Fars and Kerman. Scattered settlements and fields occupy the plains below the mountains, where water is drawn from wells and underground channels. Shahr-e Babak itself takes its name from Babak, the father of the Sasanian founder Ardashir, according to a long-standing tradition. The surrounding district includes old villages and mineral-bearing hills, set among the broad arid basins of southeastern Iran.